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[Dusty]

I used to work for the BBC. I was just an anonymous face that worked in the offices, I should add. I never actually spoke to them. So when it came to spotting celebs it was quite easy ....either in the corridors, the BBC canteen or BBC club.

Donald Pleasence, Nerys Hughes, Dave Lee Travis, Eartha Kit, Daley Thompson, Tony Blackburn, The Jam, to name but a few......

I would never ask for an autograph, I didn't want to invade their space, which such trivia, and it probably would have been frowned on.

I wonder if anyone else has either met or spotted anyone famous, and if they were nice, or awful?.

[Bandit127]

Bob Geldof is a LOT taller than he looks on TV.

Gene Wilder is a lot shorter...

Saw both in plane boarding queues.

[stuart30]

John major the ex prime minister today at barclays bank...

Don henderson...he was good friends with my grandmother....lovely bloke.

[Mr Skrunts]

I saw the Queeen and took her pic one year as she arrived for her anual holiday in Aberdeen one year.

Sat in a resteraunt one night on a table next to Peter Elliott and some famous body builder.

One night (2am) my ex girlfiend had Duncan Norvell say to her, some people think that I look like Duncan Norvell, she turned round and said she thought he was cuter and gesturing he he was a tosser as she walked back to the car.  I reckon it was him, big white falsh merc and private plate.

Seen Duggie Brown and his Sister who played Ivy Tilsley in Coronation street (Both from Rotherham)

Also sat next to a wrestler Steve Logan all the way from Doncaster to Aberdeen on the train.

So no one really special in my case.  

[Martin_1962]

Seen Chris Tarrant shopping, met and chatted to David Sheperd, met a few musicians. Seen Ian Botham walking.

However what is famous? I have met some people well known in their field but unknown to a lot of people.

My dad years ago worked at a BMW dealer, he met David Lawrence (cricketer), the Uncle of an England Rugby player was a cleaner and he also met Nigel Mansell

[mars]

Saw Rodney Bewes (Bob Ferris from the Likely Lads) at a petrol station in Corwall once while on holiday. We were down near The Lizard, I believe he lives in Cornwall. :-/

[albitz]

 Roman Abramovich at the o2 earlier this year.
Had a drink and a chat with ronan Keating at Newmarket a couple of years ago.
Got an autograph from Rory gallagher and actually touched his very famous stratocaster when I was about 14.
lots of F1 and bike racers at goodwood 4 years ago.
Also met Bob Champion the same day as Ronan Keating, both seemed like genuinely nice blokes, Ronan cant sing though.
Lastly ,Liz Hobbs,ex water skiing champion,who is married to Fraser Hines, didnt like her at all.

[Martin_1962]

Oh I used to work with someone who lodged rather than buy or rent and he stayed with an MP - picture of the then cabinet in the loo, complete with Maggie.

I have pood in an MPs toilet

[markomega25]

met Jackie Stewart, Frank Williams and a few other F1 drivers years ago at an F1 do in Clarence House, must have been in the late 80's.

[Martin_1962]

I have seen Colin McCrae and Tommy Makkinen driving on the M5 in Subaru and Mitsu.

[waspy]

Met Robert Stevens a little known actor when i was working for a removal firm in the early eighties.
We actually moved John Hurt from Ascot Under Wychwood to some where in London, just after his wife died from a horse riding accident.
Never met John, because he was doing some filming  

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

No one major I am afraid.

Used to be a milkman many years ago, and delivered milk to Gabrielle Drake (WHO YOU ASK? ) She is most famous for being in UFO wearing a purple wig, and later on took over from that big ginger lezzer...(name evades me), to run the Crossroads Motel. She was extremely attractive, and diminutive in stature. Sorry that's the best I can do.................apart from when I met Nelson Mandela, George Bush, Tony Blair at the local chip shop..........Elvis was there too!

[stuart30]

Seen Chris Tarrant shopping, met and chatted to David Sheperd, met a few musicians. Seen Ian Botham walking.

However what is famous? I have met some people well known in their field but unknown to a lot of people.

My dad years ago worked at a BMW dealer, he met David Lawrence (cricketer), the Uncle of an England Rugby player was a cleaner and he also met Nigel Mansell

He tried joining a fishing syndicate my late father was a member of...came down too have a look at the lake (tosser tarrant is a carp man same as my dad) and they refused him membership.

No one liked him due too constantly bigging himself up....

[Golfbuddy]

Olympic gold medalist Jason Gardener. Seemed like a genuine sort of guy and had some interesting stories to tell about the dedication required to achieve your dreams.

[stuart30]

Olympic gold medalist Jason Gardener. Seemed like a genuine sort of guy and had some interesting stories to tell about the dedication required to achieve your dreams.

Whats that a ""mason"" hand shake....